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  • BIRTH 07/10/1982
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 12
  • MOVIES 6

Jake McLaughlin

Jacob Adam McLaughlin (born October 7, 1982) is an American actor and former soldier and veteran. He's known for his roles as Michael Ormewood on the series Will Trent, Ryan Booth on Quantico, and William Tate on Believe.

After leaving the military, McLaughlin worked on a crab boat in Oregon and as a security guard at Universal Studios. He was living in Chico, California, doing concrete work and had only $200 in his checking account when he heard about the casting session for Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah. Being a former dismount infantry S.A.W. gunner in Iraq in real life, he read for the role after hearing that Haggis was auditioning actual vets for several parts. He then starred as Specialist Gordon Bonner in the 2007 film In the Valley of Elah – based on actual events involving American soldiers who served in the Iraq War.

After the success of his first movie, McLaughlin made cameo appearances in movies such as The Day the Earth Stood Still and Cloverfield. He appeared in episodes of The Unit and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He got his first major role on TV in 2009, when he was cast in the television remake of the Oscar-winning film, Crash. In the following years he made many appearances on television. In 2011, he was cast in Warrior which was followed by a supporting role in Safe House.

In February 2013, McLaughlin was cast as the male lead in Believe, a television pilot by Alfonso Cuarón which was picked to series in May 2013. The show premiered on NBC in March 2014. In March 2015, he was cast in the television pilot, Quantico which was picked to series in May.

Jake McLaughlin

Shows (12)

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Aaron Karev
Yellowstone (2018)
Yellowstone (2018)
Cade McPhereson
Will Trent
Will Trent
Michael Ormewood
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Officer Tom Kayser
The Mentalist
The Mentalist
Rowdy Merriman
Heroes
Heroes
Sligo
Scorpion
Scorpion
LT James Corbin
Quantico
Quantico
Ryan Booth
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Matt Bartley
Believe
Believe
Willam Tate
The Unit
The Unit
Prison Guard
Leverage
Leverage
Cpl. Robert Perry

Movies (6)

Warrior
Warrior
Mark Bradford
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Soldier
Savages
Savages
Doc/Sniper
In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah
Specialist Gordon Bonner
Another Time
Another Time
Adam
Chasing a Dream
Chasing a Dream
John Van Horn